Manihot
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| Manihot | |
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| Manihot palmata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Manihoteae |
| Genus: | Manihot Mill.[1] |
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Hotnima A.Chev. |
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Manihot is a plant genus of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It contains around 98 species that are native to the Americas, from Arizona in the United States south to Argentina. The best known member of this genus is the cassava (Manihot esculenta).[2]
Manihot species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita sericeus and Hypercompe hambletoni.
[edit] Selected species
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Genus: Manihot Mill.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-31. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7234. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ Second, G; C. Iglesias (2001). "Chapter 11: The State of the Use of Cassava Genetic Diversity and a Proposal to Enhance it". In H. David Cooper, Charlie Spillane. Broadening the Genetic Base of Crop Production. CABI. pp. 202–203. ISBN 9780851994116. http://books.google.com/books?id=HdjrXSP4RIQC.
- ^ "Manihot". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28345. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Manihot". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7234. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
[edit] External links
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Data related to Manihot at Wikispecies
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